On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:23:03 -0500, HarryK wrote:

You guys sure spend a lot of time, effort and money dealing with
'lectricity on your boats!

If you start doing any serious cruising, you will also. The old days
of using kerosene lanterns are just about over for most of us. If you
have ever experienced a power failure at your home that lasted more
than a few hours you will realize how closely dependant on electrical
power we have become.

On our boat, and many others, we can't even cook, run water or flush
the heads without electricity.